Articles by Alicia Burrow
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National
Waikato Council calling for submissions on river health
Thursday, 23 February 2017, 10:56amIt's about balancing one billion dollars profit a year from rural industries - with the water quality of New Zealand's longest...
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Emergency
Pilot survives chopper crash in remote area
Sunday, 19 February 2017, 10:00amUPDATED 11.55AM: The pilot of a helicopter which crashed in the remote Ruapehu District this morning has apparently survived,...
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Emergency
Abandoned house burns down in Westport
Sunday, 12 February 2017, 7:01amAn abandoned house has burnt down overnight in Westport. Fire services received the call just before 3am to the address at...
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Politics
Dunne won't rule out further changes to medicinal cannabis laws before election
Wednesday, 8 February 2017, 2:04pmThe Associate Health Minister isn't ruling out a further relaxation of medicinal cannabis laws before the next election. Peter...
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Health
DHBs 'have to raise their game' in responding to OIA requests - Health Minister
Friday, 3 February 2017, 5:28amThe Health Minister says District Health Boards will have to work harder to respond to Official Information Act requests. Minister...
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National
Govt 'vilifies' social housing tenants in new initiative, poverty advocates say
Thursday, 2 February 2017, 5:16amAuckland Action Against Poverty is slamming a new social housing initiative aimed to keep tenants in houses for longer. The...
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National
New hope on the horizon for solar users
Wednesday, 1 February 2017, 5:29pmThe battle of what's being touted as a tax on the sun is heating up as an independent appeals authority prepares to review...
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Wellington
Is its boozy reputation putting punters off the Wellington Sevens?
Saturday, 28 January 2017, 8:05pmNegative media coverage is being blamed for a lack of people in seats at Wellington's Rugby Sevens. The global rugby tournament...
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Health
Peters unimpressed by Seymour's 'puppy whistle' on tobacco tax
Friday, 20 January 2017, 12:55pmWinston Peters is calling out ACT Party leader David Seymour for coming out against tax increases on tobacco products. LISTEN:...
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National
Parents sacrificing essentials for school uniforms
Tuesday, 17 January 2017, 7:38amA finance advisor says it's concerning parents are putting school uniforms ahead of basic necessities. A survey commissioned...
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National
Church of Scientology opening $16 million Auckland base
Monday, 16 January 2017, 8:42amJust because there's money backing it, doesn't mean it's a popular religion. This advice from an academic as the Church of...
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Business
Data-sharing with China expected to save Kiwi exporters money
Monday, 16 January 2017, 5:27amThe Chinese and New Zealand governments have cleared the red tape between exporters in a move that's expected to save New...
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Health
Immersive anti-obesity programme connects scientists and teachers
Thursday, 12 January 2017, 12:05pmA programme that connects scientists to teachers to combat obesity has reached over 100,000 students in New Zealand, and...
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National
Kaikoura gets busses back post-earthquake
Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 8:18amKaikoura's getting its buses back after November's big earthquake. InterCity's starting services again between Kaikoura and...
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Health
Danish research finds breast cancer screening may not always work
Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 7:59amLISTEN: Tim Dower speaks to Van Henderson from The New Zealand Breast Cancer Foundation following Danish research which revealed about...
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Māori
Flax baby basket just as safe as bassinet
Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 7:02amThe wahakura... or flax-made baby basket... is being deemed just as safe as a bedside bassinet. There's hope new findings...
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Rural
Northland farmers battling
Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 6:54amLast year it was the big wet... now there's worries over a big dry. Northland farmers battling the big dry are being urged...
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Health
Health bosses allegedly accepting pay rises while frontline staff struggle
Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 6:29amIt's allegations that health bosses are accepting ever increasing pay-packets, while frontline staff continue to fight for...
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National
St John refutes claims of preventable deaths
Saturday, 24 December 2016, 3:04pmIntensive care paramedics from First Union say a staffing shortage in Auckland is causing patients to die on a 'regular basis'...
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National
St John refutes claims medics are being replaced by volunteers
Tuesday, 20 December 2016, 12:35pmSt John refutes claims medics are being replaced by volunteers
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National
Navy commemorates most deadly event
Sunday, 18 December 2016, 2:42pmThe Royal New Zealand Navy's preparing to commemorate its most deadly event. The HMS Neptune sunk in 1941 during the second...
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National
LOTR actor slams '100 percent pure' NZ image
Sunday, 18 December 2016, 11:58amTourists are getting a shock when they're shown New Zealand rivers and streams which don't match up to photos in travel brochures. Former...
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Emergency
Sprained ankle behind emergency beacon activation in Nelson Lakes
Sunday, 18 December 2016, 11:11amSprained ankle behind emergency beacon activation in Nelson Lakes
